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Public Safety

  • Four horses seized from unfit conditions

    Four horses have been seized from a Brunswick County residence after they were found in deplorable conditions.

    Rosemary Gettie Waldrone and Edward Dean Oxendine, both of 6890 Sandy Run Drive NE, Leland, were arrested on Monday, Dec. 17, and each charged with four counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals.

    Brunswick County Sheriff’s Animal Protective Services seized the horses and had them examined by a veterinarian before pressing charges.

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  • Sheriff's Office Crime Report

    Brunswick County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the following incidents last week:

     

    Dec. 17

    Larceny of an air conditioner condenser unit on Seany Drive, Leland.

    Fraud at an automated teller machine on Howe Street, Southport.

    Burglary of a Playstation with forcible entry on Fayetteville Avenue, Calabash.

    Vandalism on Middle Dam Road, Shallotte.

    Vandalism, breaking and entering into a coin-operated machine and larceny on Long Beach Road, Southport.

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  • Heroin, marijuana, cash seized by deputies

    Just days before Christmas two men were arrested in Brunswick County for having the wrong kind of bags in their car.

    One hundred and twenty-seven bags of heroin, 20 bags of marijuana and $1,326 cash were confiscated during a vehicle stop. The two men were arrested on Friday, Dec. 21, after deputies with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Unit investigated and searched their vehicle.

    Hakeem Vereen and Alex Hamilton were both arrested.

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  • Selling drugs to drug agent lands two in jail

    Two Greenville residents spent their Christmas holiday in custody at the Brunswick County Detention Center after being arrested for trafficking in opium.

    On Thursday, Dec. 20, Derry Mandle Morris and Regina Loraine Jones were arrested after selling narcotics to a drug agent. Four warrants were issued each for Morris and Jones.

    They were arrested after selling Oxymorphone, a prescription painkiller and a schedule II controlled substance, to a law enforcement agent.

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  • Special Operations Report

    The special operations team at the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office includes the K-9 enforcement team and Aggressive Criminal Enforcement (ACE) Team.

    The ACE Team is a support unit whose primary functions are traffic enforcement and assisting in the apprehension of drug traffickers in the county.

    From Dec. 17-23 special operations deputies set up checkpoints on

    N.C. 211, Chapel Loop Road, Oxpen Road, Red Bug Road, Hickman Road and Danford Road.

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  • Sheriff’s Corner: New Year safety reminder

    By the time everyone sees this message, Christmas will be over and New Years will be just a few days away.

    Please keep in mind a lot of people will be traveling all over going to events and parties to celebrate the evening.

    The most important thing that is always a concern is, “Don’t drink and drive.” If you are at a party or a function and are drinking, get someone to take you home. Better yet, have a designated driver already pre-arranged.

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  • Shallotte Crime Report

    The Shallotte Police Department investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests last week. All information is taken directly from police incident and arrest reports.

     

    Dec. 13

    Shoplifting at Walmart; suspect stacked dog food and diapers in a cart and left the store.

    Property damage in the Bojangles parking lot by opening a car door and hitting another vehicle.

    Larceny at Walmart; suspect took a TV from the store before fleeing on foot.

     

    Dec. 14

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  • Shallotte Crime Report

     

    The Shallotte Police Department investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests last week. All information is taken directly from police incident and arrest reports.

    Christopher Lynn Charles, 23, 5126 Matt Hair Road, Fayetteville, was charged with felony obtaining property by false pretense.

    Obtaining property by false pretense at Pawn USA; suspect pawned stolen items.

    Larceny of a tire and rim on Country Club Villa Drive; suspect removed a wheel from a victim’s vehicle.

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  • Sheriff's Office Crime Report

    Brunswick County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the following incidents last week:

    Dec. 10

    Recovered property, a Ford Ranger, on Town Creek Road, Leland.

     

    Dec. 13

    Burglary with forcible entry and larceny on Exum Road, Ash; suspect took building materials and a flat-screen TV.

    Communicating threats on Southport-Supply Road, Southport.

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  • Special operations report

    The special operations team at the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office includes the K-9 enforcement team and Aggressive Criminal Enforcement (ACE) Team.

    The ACE Team is a support unit whose primary functions are traffic enforcement and assisting in the apprehension of drug traffickers in the county.

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